Free Or Paid Webhosting?

Let´s say you have just started your own home based business and are in the process of setting up a website to sell products and services.Your website will need hosting and at some point you need to decide if you are going to use free web hosting or paid web hosting.Let´s take a look at these two options a little closer, it is easier for you to decide which option is the right one for you.

Free web hosting:
Choosing free web hosting can sound like a great deal, but there are some limitations that you should be aware of.If you have to choose free hosting, choose a company that has been around for at least a few years.Yahoo and Bravenet offer one of the best free web hosting packages at the moment. Do some research on forums and websites to find a suitable company for you.

Depending on the hosting company, advertising banners will be placed on your website.You will not have your own domain name and the web space is limited, usually between 50 - 100Mb.There will also be limited bandwidth, If you get lots of traffic to your website, at some point your visitors will not be able to access your website because you have used all your bandwidth for the month.

If you are running a business, this can cost you lots of money in lost sales and look very unprofessional when your website is down and instead there is a message saying “all bandwidth used”. You will probably not have ftp access, no email and no support when you run into problems.With free web hosting you will just get a place to store your website and nothing more.This is not for business use.

Paid web hosting:
This is the only right decision for business owners.Basically, for a small monthly fee you will get a hosting account that has plenty of space, bandwidth, your own domain name, ftp access, email account, real time visitor statistics, 24-hour phone or email support,design tools,mysql and more. Choosing the wrong company will cause you lots of trouble and cost you lots in lost sales when your website is down most of the time.This is one reason why people switch hosts.

As a business owner you must be sure that the web hosting company is reliable and the down time is as low as possible. This is one of the most important criterion when choosing a web hosting company.As always, before signing up make sure you do some research to find a company that is suitable for you.

Personally, I am using a hosting company called Host4Profit.I have been a customer at this company for 2 years and I am very happy with the service I receive.The monthly fee is $24.95 and includes a membership to the Warrior Forum, the #1 forum for internet marketers and home based business owners.You will also earn a $10 monthly commission for every new hosting account you refer.Basically, the hosting is free.

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